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B. W. Johnson The People's New Testament (1891) |
OUR LORD'S PARABLES.
| PARABLES. | LOCALITY. | MATT. | MARK. | LUKE. | LESSONS. |
| I. Recorded in one Gospel | |||||
| The tares | Gennesaret | @xiii. | .......... | .......... | Good and evil in life and judgment. |
| The hid treasure | Gennesaret | @xiii. | .......... | .......... | Value of Gospel. |
| The goodly pearl | Gennesaret | @xiii. | .......... | .......... | Christian seeking salvation. |
| The draw net | Gennesaret | @xiii. | .......... | .......... | Visible Church of Christ. |
| The unmerciful servant | Capernaum | @xviii. | .......... | .......... | Danger of ingratitude. |
| The labourers in the vineyard | Jerusalem | @xx. | .......... | .......... | Call at various epochs. |
| The two sons | Jerusalem | @xxi. | .......... | .......... | Insincerity and repentance. |
| The marriage of the king's son | Mount of Olives | @xxii. | .......... | .......... | Need of righteousness. |
| The ten virgins | Mount of Olives | @xxv. | .......... | .......... | Watchful and careless profession. |
| The ten talents | Mount of Olives | @xxv. | .......... | .......... | Use of advantages. |
| The sheep and goats | Mount of Olives | @xxv. | .......... | .......... | Final separation of good and bad. |
| The seed growing secretly | Gennesaret | .......... | @iv. | .......... | Gradual growth of religion. |
| The householder | Gennesaret | .......... | @xiii. | .......... | |
| The two debtors | Galilee | .......... | .......... | @vii. | Gratitude for pardon. |
| The good Samaritan | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @x. | Compassion to suffering. |
| The friend at midnight | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xi. | Perseverance in prayer. |
| The rich fool | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xii. | Worldly-mindedness. |
| The wedding feast | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xii. | Vigilance towards Second Advent. |
| The wise steward | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xii. | Conscientiousness in trust. |
| The barren fig tree | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xiii. | Unprofitableness under grace. |
| The great supper | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xiv. | Universality of Divine call. |
| The piece of money | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xv. | Joy over penitence. |
| The prodigal son | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xv. | Fatherly love to penitent son. |
| The unjust steward | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xvi. | Preparation for eternity. |
| The rich man and Lazarus | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xvi. | Recompense of future life. |
| The unprofitable servants | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xvii. | God's claim to all our service. |
| The unjust judge | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xviii. | Advantage of persevering prayer. |
| The Pharisee and publican | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xviii. | Self-righteousness and humility. |
| The pounds | Jerusalem | .......... | .......... | @xix. | Diligence rewarded; sloth punished. |
| II. Recorded in two Gospels | |||||
| House on rock and sand | Galilee | @vii. | .......... | @vi. | Consistent and false profession. |
| The leaven | Gennesaret | @xiii. | .......... | @xiii. | Pervading influence of religion. |
| The lost sheep | Jerusalem | @xviii. | .......... | @xv. | Joy over penitent. |
| III. Recorded in three Gospels | |||||
| New cloth and old garment | Capernaum | @ix. | @ii. | @v. | New doctrines on old prejudices. |
| New wine in old bottles | Capernaum | @ix. | @ii. | @v. | New spirit in unregenerate heart. |
| The sower | Gennesaret | @xiii. | @iv. | @viii. | Hearers divided into classes. |
| The mustard seed | Gennesaret | @xiii. | @iv. | @xiii. | Spread of Gospel. |
| The wicked husbandmen | Jerusalem | @xxi. | @xii. | @xx. | Rejections of Christ by Jews. |
| The fig tree and all the trees | Mount of Olives | @xxiv. | @xiii. | @xxi. | Indications of Second Advent. |
N.B.--These miracles and parables are grouped according to their record by the Evangelists; for their chronological position reference must be made to the "Harmony."
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